Category Archives: Canadian Press
Warmth sets more records in parts of B.C., while avalanche risk remains high
VANCOUVER - Record-breaking warmth that ushered spring into British Columbia is slowly moving east, but continues to bring sunny skies and high temperatures to the Interior, along with mounting concer...
Mar 22, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu beats Kenin to advance to third round in Miami
MIAMI - Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has exacted revenge on one of the three women to beat her in the 2019 season. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won her ninth consecutive match on Friday,...
Mar 22, 2019
GM announces jobs, electric vehicle after Trump criticism
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric ve...
Mar 22, 2019
US hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo visits Lebanon
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration hit Iran with new sanctions on Friday while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was denouncing Iran’s growing influence on a visit to Lebanon. The Treasury Depar...
Mar 22, 2019
Chicago Symphony musicians' strike over wages, pension
CHICAGO - A line of classical musicians marching with picket signs in front of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s historic downtown building is fast becoming one of the city’s must-see spots...
Mar 22, 2019
Judge expected to rule on R Kelly request to fly to Dubai
CHICAGO - A judge is expected to rule on whether to allow R&B singer R. Kelly to travel overseas to perform several concerts to help the cash-strapped singer pay legal and other bills as he faces ...
Mar 22, 2019
Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass, suffers minor injuries
MONTREAL - A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory. A 26-year-old man is in cus...
Mar 22, 2019
Poor People's Campaign to launch bus tour in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Poor People’s Campaign is launching a national bus tour of poverty-stricken areas to bring attention to what they call the “real crises” or “interlocking i...
Mar 22, 2019
Danish receiver Nielsen looking to defy the odds again, this time at CFL combine
TORONTO - He’s coming to the CFL’s national combine as a definite long shot, but Frederik Myrup Nielsen has defied overwhelming odds before. The 28-year-old Danish receiver is one of 18 Eu...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman happy with effort at worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Canada’s Gabrielle Daleman finished 11th on Friday at the world figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., who has missed time the past two years while ...
Mar 22, 2019